Associate Director Toxicology
Associate Director Toxicology
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$ 200000 - 221000
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Job Description
Cytokinetics is a latestage specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering developing and commercializing firstinclass muscle activators and nextinclass muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which cardiac muscle performance is compromised. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance the company is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact myocardial muscle function and contractility.
At Cytokinetics each team member plays an integral part in advancing our mission to improve the lives of patients. We are seeking tenacious compassionate and collaborative individuals who are driven to make a positive impact.
Job purpose
As the Associate Director of Toxicology you will play a critical role in advancing our innovative drug discovery and development programs by providing expert guidance and handson toxicology and safety pharmacology support. In this highly impactful position you will have the opportunity to apply your deep toxicology knowledge and industry experience to design and manage nonclinical safety studies provide strategic input to project teams and ensure the highest standards of scientific and ethical conduct. You will be an integral member of crossfunctional teams collaborating closely with colleagues in Discovery Biology Pharmacology Medicinal Chemistry DMPK CMC and Clinical to drive our programs forward.
Your strong analytical skills decisiveness and goaloriented approach will be key to meeting timelines while upholding scientific excellence. In this role you will also oversee contracts budgets and CRO relationships for outsourced toxicology studies. Your regulatory expertise will be leveraged to provide highquality submissionready documentation for regulatory filings.
Responsibilities
Apply your extensive toxicology expertise to design manage analyze interpret and report on safety pharmacology and toxicology studies including general toxicology genetic toxicology developmental & reproductive toxicology (DART) as well as toxicokinetics.
Draft review and approve toxicology study protocols reports associated nonclinical summaries regulatory submission sections and associated documentation as well as abstracts/manuscripts for publication
Provide strategic toxicological assessments and preclinical guidance to project teams and senior management to inform key program decisions and clinical/regulatory strategies
Oversee contracts budgets and CRO relationships for outsourced toxicology/safety pharmacology studies to ensure the highest standards of scientific and ethical conduct
Maintain uptodate toxicology plans for all IND and NDA enabling projects/programs including listings of studies timelines status and costs; update and refine as necessary.
Assess the risk of drug candidates on reproductive health particularly in relation to exposure levels and durations
Leverage your regulatory expertise to provide highquality submissionready documentation for interactions with health authorities
Qualifications
PhD in Toxicology or related health discipline with 7 years of industryrelated experience in regulatory toxicology in the conduct of regulatory submissions; DABT certification a plus
Extensive handson experience in all facets of toxicology study conduct with a proven track record of conducting preclinical drug safety assessments; an emphasis on developmental and reproductive toxicology is a plus
Experience in outsourcing and external oversight of nonclinical toxicology studies conducted by qualified CROs
Deep knowledge of global regulatory requirements for nonclinical safety packages across all phases of development; Experience in working with U.S. and European regulatory authorities
Excellent communication skills to present complex scientific information to diverse audiences and author regulatory documents and scientific publications
Ability to make risk assessments and represent toxicology perspectives on project teams and with external partners
If you are passionate about applying your toxicology expertise to develop lifechanging therapies across Muscle Biology research and development we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to make an impact as a key member of the Cytokinetics team.
Pay Range:
In the U.S. the hiring pay range for fully qualified candidates is $200000$221000 USD Annual per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates geographic region jobrelated knowledge skills and experience among other factors.Our employees come from different backgrounds and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team we would love to hear from you.
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Cytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
